Police are urging extra caution after the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Devon and Cornwall.

The news follows after Boardmasters Festival in Newquay was cancelled at the last minute due to sever weather conditions.

The Met Office has since issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain and 60mph winds.

Chief Superintendent Sam de Reya from Devon and Cornwall said: “We can expect some unsettled weather across Devon and Cornwall which starts on Thursday 8 August through to Saturday 10 August. With this in mind I would urge the public to think about their plans this weekend and adapt them accordingly.

“Conditions will be very wet and we are expecting high winds so we are asking people, especially those who are visiting the area, to stay away from the coast and stay out of the sea.

“Many coastal areas may become hazardous due to rainfall and thunderstorms, therefore extra caution should be taken.

Allow additional time for your journey and drive to the conditions of the road

Listen to local radio for updates on current weather conditions

Be aware that many planned events and festivals in the Devon and Cornwall may have been cancelled.

On Tuesday the Met Office also issued two weather warnings saying there would be severe rain in Devon and Cornwall on Friday and high winds on Saturday.

They now say the 50mph forecast gusts on Saturday are likely to be more than 60mph. The warning reads: "Unseasonably strong southwesterly winds are expected to cause some disruption, with gusts over 40 mph quite widely inland.

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"Gusts over 50 mph are possible across parts of central and south-eastern England, particularly in association with showers.

"Gusts in excess of 60 mph are likely around coasts of Bristol Channel, English Channel and through the Strait of Dover."

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As a result of the forecast Boardmasters in Cornwall has been cancelled, with 53,000 people being turned away.

The heavy rain is set to start from 12pm on Thursday becoming very heavy through Friday. The warning for Friday has now been extended across the whole of the country and Northern Ireland.

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A separate warning of thunderstorms has been put in place for the whole of Scotland.

The Devon and Cornwall warning for Friday reads: "A band of heavy rain, with the possibility of some very heavy bursts, will move northwards during Thursday night and Friday. Within this band 10-15 mm is widely expected, however some places could see as much as 30 mm in just a few hours. Once the rain has cleared scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop, particularly during Friday. Many places will miss these, but where they do occur 10-20 mm is possible in one hour, with perhaps 30 mm in a few hours."